UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Thirty years after world leaders adopted a historic blueprint to achieve gender equality, a new United Nations report says women's and girls' rights are under attack and gender discrimination remains deeply embedded in economies and societies. The report released...
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued what he called a "last warning" to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in...
Residents of the West Bank urban refugee camp of Nur Shams evacuate their homes and carry their belongings as the Israeli military continues its operation in the area on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed) U.S. officials have had “ongoing talks and discussions” with ...
BEIJING (AP) — Their words came just an hour apart this week — two major speeches by two of the world's most powerful leaders, delivered on opposite sides of the planet. Together, they illustrate the very different approaches the world's 21st-century powers are taking to achieve their...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Protesters launched gasoline bombs and fireworks in clashes with police outside Greece's parliament late Wednesday, in renewed nationwide protests calling for politicians to be held accountable for a 2023 rail disaster that claimed 57 lives. Protesters raise their hands as...
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrive for the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government unveiled an annual...
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy had written to him to say he appreciates U.S. support for...
This undated photo provided on Sept. 13, 2024, by the North Korean government shows its leader Kim Jong Un, center, on an inspecting visit at what they say is an institute of nuclear weapons and a facility for nuclear materials at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Independent journalists were...
EXTRAORDINARY ARAB SUMMIT – In this photo provided by Egypt's presidency media office, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, greets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, during the emergency Arab summit at Egypt's New Administrative Capital, just outside Cairo, Tuesday, March 4,...
SAFE LANDING – In this photo provided by the New Zealand Department of Conservation a dolphin is tended to at Waitangi, New Zealand, after it was removed from a fishing boat that the dolphin had jumped into on Feb. 28, 2025. (Department of Conservation via AP) WELLINGTON, New...
Military delegates wait to attend the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China said Wednesday it will increase its defense budget 7.2% this year, as...
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, as Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., listen. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump...
